Love the video, If you press enter in the HELP menu twice you go into the logged help and you can plug the analyzer into the ground board. I work for JLG in the UK.
This is what I like about your videos Ivan you work on anything and if you don't know it you find out how to fix it. Lot of people lay down and die but not you.
How to fix the tilt sensor attachment: grind/drill away the existing spacers and replace them with regular spacers, through bolts and nylock nuts; belt and brace with red Loctite, possibly some silicone to prevent water intrusion.
The unfortunate reality is that scissor lifts, or any elevated work platforms, are operator and environmentally abused, flogged into the ground and any maintenance is reactive, not proactive. It's also not a great idea to put body parts anywhere near the scissor mechanisms without installing the maintenance prop ! Great diagnostic !.👍👍🇭🇲
As always great video, I'm sure you're aware there's work in the field for skilled mechanics especially with these machines and the somewhat old or unusual construction equipment, as for those studs that are stripped, you could break off and grind the surface smooth and shoot new ones on, you could do it on site but it's better in a controlled environment
Ivan I'll give you some advice on these types of equipment as I work on these daily. 1. If your on a job site such as the one your on, your required to wear a fall arrest harness when operating the scissor lift or boom lift they refer to these as MEWPs (mobile Elevated Work Platform) (this is OHSA rules and it can prevent you from being injured or killed if something bad happens.) If the ministry of labor or OHSA does a spot check you may be required to have training to use the machine as the job site falls under the job sites jurisdiction (OHSA). 2. Never always think a problem can't be a simple fix or the operator was using the equipment wrong or basically came up with a BS story to go home early on a Friday to get wasted so they said the machine is acting up to prevent yourself looking for an issue that isn't there. 3. Problems like such your seeing with the leveling system could be as simple as a bad connection i.e. water in a connector or a pin backing out of a deutsch plug. The JLG analyzer is a good tool but sometimes it complicates simple problems to make you overthink. 4. Don't half ass any fix or temporary fix(i am just saying) this is a device is a MEWP that has to operate correctly and conform to safety guidelines as per OSHA and ANSI. So any half assed fixes or bypasses you encounter you should inform the customer of and document it to cover your ass. (I have seen my share of older machines and people wanting a free fix on your dime or get blamed for anything that goes wrong that had nothing to do with you. There are negligent and sneaky people in this business.) 5. Most of these MEWPs require some sort of an annual inspection to make sure they are up to snuff, this must be done by a company that deals with MEWPs (booms and scissors) and should be up to date if its on a jobsite. 6. Again cover your ass used equipment that is privately owned is usually the worst for maintenance so don't over estimate or overlook anything, like lack of oil changes, not greasing, leaks, worn parts, damage. and neglect and backyard fixes and disabling of safety equipment . 7. Don't sign off on anything unsafe or make a clause to say in your bills that this type of work does not include a warrantee for liablity purposes as again people are sneaky. Again keep up the good jobs. Cheers.
I also know a person that gets Construction jobs just so he can sue the builder. He looks for OSHA and other safety violations and then he documents them before setting himself up for an "Accident" and suing.
Another thing to watch Ivan would be this. Most of it i'm sure is redundant and obvious but i'll leave it there, and I'd suggest looking up information on Fall arrest harness policies and the usage of with OSHA and your state requirements: I work for a rental company that is very focused on safety. ua-cam.com/video/jRAtlb5jqcA/v-deo.html. Training for particular pieces of MEWPs may be required as well as an inspector or job site may require you have a training card to make sure your familiar with said piece of equipment or you may be looking at fines. Things to think about. Most of the larger equipment rental companies offer training and issue a training card as well if you so require. Be safe out there. BTW in a MEWP I always carry a cell phone in case the equipment breaks down and leaves me up in the air. This is also good advice when your the only one on site and don't have somebody to get you down. Be safe brother.
Even more important ! Never put any body part inside the scissor mechanism without installing the locking pin ! I don't know where it is, but there must be a mechanical locking pin that can prevent the scissor mechanism from moving while body parts are in the mechanism. Two arms, two hands and ten fingers is a good idea !
Another common issue is some outriggers either bleed down alittle, overtime, or operator doesn't bring them up all the way and you'll get lifting/drive issues. I suggest after replacing that sensor that u can recalibrate tilt with the analyzer. If u don't know the code to enter the service part its JLG's zip code backwards. 33271. Good luck and good find.
Once you set the outriggers down you can also pitch machine left or right, by selecting outrigger and using steering rocker. Also useful for watching pressures on the analyzer
Great video. More JLG lifts. You're popular!!! That's so cool tool to find the faults. Neat! I wonder if you gonna get more fancy tool for the lifts, lmao!
I never thought hot melt glue would hold the stainless steel gripping interior part, to the exterior plastic part of my 2000 Ford Expedition wheel covers, which hide the lug nuts on the aluminum wheels, but it did. I did have to scrub the inside with a paintbrush to get it clean before applying the hot glue. It beat paying something like $40 for a new piece of chromed plastic, since a missing one is a bit noticeable. It's not like epoxy, but is much easier to work with, and virtually free. Once I discovered how well the first one, which was coming apart, worked, I pulled them all off and went around the inside of the other 3 with a bead of hot melt. It seems to adhere somewhat to any clean surface. But you can still rip it apart, should you need to, like to replace that interior sensor with the broken screws.
Those threaded metal tubes are probably standard electronics stand-offs. I’ve seen them in aerospace for decades. Usually they’re hexagonally-shaped, so you can get a tiny wrench on them.
The tilt sensor mounting was stressed by repeated leveling operations. The mounting method was not strong enough. Drill out all 4 "studs". Replace with shorter lengths of tubes as spacers. Fasten with longer screws that run through box top, retained by locknuts and through the spacer and board, with locknuts below the board. Apply epoxy over exposed screw heads.
Hey Ivan--- since this is for human occupation and work you have to fix it with four screws with plastic holders. When manned it has a higher rating than just 1 or 2 screws for safety.
That looks suspiciously like someone disabling the machine in a way that's not real expensive to fix but will ensure a day off. Someone probably stuck stuck a crowbar in there and pried that leveling sensor until it snapped loose.
That is what happens at my job, and the workers think its funny to get a break watching the repair man bumble around trying to find the issue...i thought the same thing as soon as i saw it. is too bad people destroy things but i see it every day and have to fix the stuff.
Those things scare the crap out of me, LOL! Especially with herky-jerky hydraulics that bounce you all over the place, HAHAHA! Is JLG affiliated with GM? Sure looks that way with those screws they used there! Looked like a fairly easy fix. Sweet!👍🍻
I think good ole Russian ingenuity will solve that problem. I have seen you use it before Ivan. It serves you well. Can’t wait to see the fix for those broken screws.😷🤔
Nope - must be fake - the lift is not hard up against the side of a building and the ground is not 6" of wet clay! This is not an Ivan lift repair video :D
Q: How do you work on or replace the sensors that are under the scissor mechanism safely? Crawl in there when it is parked all the way down or is there some way to lock it in an elevated position?
@@mechanic_marky Thanks the concise answer. Not my line of work, just inquisitive how it would be done. Struck me it would be insane to get under the scissor with it just supported by the hydraulics. No doubt there are mavericks who do exactly that and think they are heroes by getting the job done quickly. :(
If this was a construction site on the coastline of California then I would suspect that some of the crew knew that the surf was going to be up tomorrow and they needed an excuse to get out in the lineup. Maybe some similar reason for this to happen out where Ivan lives. A lot of these equipment problems look like purposeful sabotage.
@@richardcranium5839 probably the last tech monkeying with it and broke them or someone on the job sight, "jim-bo I thunk that there tilt thing-a-ma-bob is wrongs"
couple of hose clamps on the down rods with zip-ties clamped on, then out around the whole sensor as temporary fix, until you decide to remove the circuit boards, then drill and possible retap
Hi bro,Genie S80 model 2015 problem of steering, when using the flat ground switch , when i drive forward/reverse with steering on the same time, the steering not responding. What could be the problem.
Wow Ivan you didn't have something in your car to fix that tilt sensor. I'm shocked as you "always" have a workaround to fix most anything. As far as I'm concerned you're the Russian MacGyver ;-)
Those screws have probably been tampered with as quite often the tilt sensors are deactivated by users because " the alarm and cut offs kept going off all the time" - why? because they are using it outside the design parameters and so frig the switches.
That sensor in the control box looks like a pain, you can't drill the posts out to put new screws through the the holes, as water would get in and drownd the sensor :-(
I make & service scissor lifts for planes,they must have the stabilizers down before they can go up to far. 1 signal Missing and you are Not going Anywhere!
Third I have two of those Jlg 3394 for sale. Clean. One Diesil one gas . Both have outrigger Jacks to level. Also have a JLG 2008 s60 with Jib and CAT motor clean . If anyone needs. All on Long island NY Excellent channel . Thanks
While pulling cable in new very tall warehouses, we would get the lifts together, extend them all the way up, and set up a race course, at 3 am. Nobody around, and warehouse totally empty, with clean floors. Great fun, they would tilt going around corners. Wondered if you were going to do a header off the top of platform, with all that junk on the floor. I think the employees were watching you and saying crap he got it working, breaks over. You do know NASA hires launch pad Techs, its where you should be. Maybe you just dont want to put your abilities to the test. People like yourself dont come around often. What your IQ 150/160. Dont 2nd guess yourself, go for the Gold. The rest of us will be racing lifts around at 3am, drinking beer and chasing tail.
Saftey wire the tilt sensor. Or drill the bolts out of the holes, or thread the outside of the bosses to except another fastener, or epoxy it back together. How does it get that way?... idiots run those things up curbs and bounce them around like they are bobcats...it's abuse and age.
You didn't have a hot glue gun with you??? Just kidding... Nice job. You were up pretty high at one point. Probably rules, about 5 point harnesses, and safety, and all that.... I'm not saying... I'm just saying....
This thing would never, ever pass inspection in the Netherlands. It is junk. Unsafe. If the inspection would see this thing is some detail, the owner would get a hefty fine and if repeating, a jail sentence. Unbelievable what people have to put up with in construction in the US. Sorry to say. And to touch this thing without certificate or fall protection is just stupid.
It's a scissor lift not a Saturn V rocket. He's perfectly capable to work on it. Don't know what a Saturn V rocket is? Look it up. We take risks in America and the reward is great.
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Construction equipment does have its ups and downs.😎
Oooh man... sunglasses required for that one! 😎😎
You clearly demonstrate how a disciplined troubleshooting protocol can map to many things!!!
Excellent video, thanks! Construction environments are definitely rough on this equipment!
Love the video, If you press enter in the HELP menu twice you go into the logged help and you can plug the analyzer into the ground board. I work for JLG in the UK.
"Word of mouth" advertising is keeping you busy among the contractors out there. Nice work.
This is what I like about your videos Ivan you work on anything and if you don't know it you find out how to fix it. Lot of people lay down and die but not you.
you're getting up in the world ivan but first ya gotta fix it!!!
One piece of advice:don’t reach in that scissor stack with the machine on, unless you engage the safety arm first!!!!!!!
Good advice..we certainly don't want to call him "Stumpy"
vwwrenchie absolutely right!!!!!
Ivan looks like your taking things to a new height Lol stay well Artie 👍
Visual inspection for the win. Nice job Ivan!
"Hey Tony, da lift ain't woikin, call da Russian".
lmao
I wonder if Vodka works as bait. A lot of Russians love their Vodka!
Good diagnosis sir, keep up the good work!!!!!!
This was very uplifting for me!
How to fix the tilt sensor attachment: grind/drill away the existing spacers and replace them with regular spacers, through bolts and nylock nuts; belt and brace with red Loctite, possibly some silicone to prevent water intrusion.
Stainless steel hardware is required for that outdoor equipment...otherwise it will rust and you'll have a return repeat call within 2 years...
The way those guys treat their machines he'll have a repeat call, no matter what hardware he uses... 🤣 @@stealthg35infiniti94
The unfortunate reality is that scissor lifts, or any elevated work platforms, are operator and environmentally abused, flogged into the ground and any maintenance is reactive, not proactive. It's also not a great idea to put body parts anywhere near the scissor mechanisms without installing the maintenance prop ! Great diagnostic !.👍👍🇭🇲
As always great video, I'm sure you're aware there's work in the field for skilled mechanics especially with these machines and the somewhat old or unusual construction equipment, as for those studs that are stripped, you could break off and grind the surface smooth and shoot new ones on, you could do it on site but it's better in a controlled environment
Excellent knowledge and video! Thank you.
Your the man..great fix..keep making the video's..love watching.
Well done Ivan.
Ivan I'll give you some advice on these types of equipment as I work on these daily. 1. If your on a job site such as the one your on, your required to wear a fall arrest harness when operating the scissor lift or boom lift they refer to these as MEWPs (mobile Elevated Work Platform) (this is OHSA rules and it can prevent you from being injured or killed if something bad happens.) If the ministry of labor or OHSA does a spot check you may be required to have training to use the machine as the job site falls under the job sites jurisdiction (OHSA). 2. Never always think a problem can't be a simple fix or the operator was using the equipment wrong or basically came up with a BS story to go home early on a Friday to get wasted so they said the machine is acting up to prevent yourself looking for an issue that isn't there. 3. Problems like such your seeing with the leveling system could be as simple as a bad connection i.e. water in a connector or a pin backing out of a deutsch plug. The JLG analyzer is a good tool but sometimes it complicates simple problems to make you overthink. 4. Don't half ass any fix or temporary fix(i am just saying) this is a device is a MEWP that has to operate correctly and conform to safety guidelines as per OSHA and ANSI. So any half assed fixes or bypasses you encounter you should inform the customer of and document it to cover your ass. (I have seen my share of older machines and people wanting a free fix on your dime or get blamed for anything that goes wrong that had nothing to do with you. There are negligent and sneaky people in this business.) 5. Most of these MEWPs require some sort of an annual inspection to make sure they are up to snuff, this must be done by a company that deals with MEWPs (booms and scissors) and should be up to date if its on a jobsite. 6. Again cover your ass used equipment that is privately owned is usually the worst for maintenance so don't over estimate or overlook anything, like lack of oil changes, not greasing, leaks, worn parts, damage. and neglect and backyard fixes and disabling of safety equipment . 7. Don't sign off on anything unsafe or make a clause to say in your bills that this type of work does not include a warrantee for liablity purposes as again people are sneaky. Again keep up the good jobs. Cheers.
I also know a person that gets Construction jobs just so he can sue the builder. He looks for OSHA and other safety violations and then he documents them before setting himself up for an "Accident" and suing.
M Plante Excellent advice for Ivan and great information for others
You saved me a lot of time. Thanks, I was about to say the same.
Another thing to watch Ivan would be this. Most of it i'm sure is redundant and obvious but i'll leave it there, and I'd suggest looking up information on Fall arrest harness policies and the usage of with OSHA and your state requirements: I work for a rental company that is very focused on safety. ua-cam.com/video/jRAtlb5jqcA/v-deo.html. Training for particular pieces of MEWPs may be required as well as an inspector or job site may require you have a training card to make sure your familiar with said piece of equipment or you may be looking at fines. Things to think about. Most of the larger equipment rental companies offer training and issue a training card as well if you so require. Be safe out there. BTW in a MEWP I always carry a cell phone in case the equipment breaks down and leaves me up in the air. This is also good advice when your the only one on site and don't have somebody to get you down. Be safe brother.
Even more important ! Never put any body part inside the scissor mechanism without installing the locking pin ! I don't know where it is, but there must be a mechanical locking pin that can prevent the scissor mechanism from moving while body parts are in the mechanism. Two arms, two hands and ten fingers is a good idea !
Another common issue is some outriggers either bleed down alittle, overtime, or operator doesn't bring them up all the way and you'll get lifting/drive issues. I suggest after replacing that sensor that u can recalibrate tilt with the analyzer. If u don't know the code to enter the service part its JLG's zip code backwards. 33271. Good luck and good find.
Man of many skills.
Once you set the outriggers down you can also pitch machine left or right, by selecting outrigger and using steering rocker. Also useful for watching pressures on the analyzer
Wow beautiful bro I can learning many ideas your videos 😊
Great video. More JLG lifts. You're popular!!! That's so cool tool to find the faults. Neat! I wonder if you gonna get more fancy tool for the lifts, lmao!
I never thought hot melt glue would hold the stainless steel gripping interior part, to the exterior plastic part of my 2000 Ford Expedition wheel covers, which hide the lug nuts on the aluminum wheels, but it did. I did have to scrub the inside with a paintbrush to get it clean before applying the hot glue. It beat paying something like $40 for a new piece of chromed plastic, since a missing one is a bit noticeable. It's not like epoxy, but is much easier to work with, and virtually free. Once I discovered how well the first one, which was coming apart, worked, I pulled them all off and went around the inside of the other 3 with a bead of hot melt. It seems to adhere somewhat to any clean surface. But you can still rip it apart, should you need to, like to replace that interior sensor with the broken screws.
Those threaded metal tubes are probably standard electronics stand-offs. I’ve seen them in aerospace for decades. Usually they’re hexagonally-shaped, so you can get a tiny wrench on them.
I'm betting those are spot welded to the cabinet and they're sure round. less penetrations for water entrance :)
@Jason Bowman certainly, if he wants to drill new holes and install new spacers. I'm sure those are spot welded in place from factory.
Well I'll be tilted. As always Ivan, nice job!
The tilt sensor mounting was stressed by repeated leveling operations. The mounting method was not strong enough.
Drill out all 4 "studs". Replace with shorter lengths of tubes as spacers. Fasten with longer screws that run through box top, retained by locknuts and through the spacer and board, with locknuts below the board. Apply epoxy over exposed screw heads.
Nice fix
you all got a construction boom going on there!
Ivan ,I can see you reaching new heights with your videos,hahaha !!!
Nice job
Save'd the lift! Now save the kitties too! I heard them in background!🙂
Ivan rising to new heights in the auto-service industry! ⟩⟨☶⟩⟨
Hey Ivan--- since this is for human occupation and work you have to fix it with four screws with plastic holders. When manned it has a higher rating than just 1 or 2 screws for safety.
That looks suspiciously like someone disabling the machine in a way that's not real expensive to fix but will ensure a day off. Someone probably stuck stuck a crowbar in there and pried that leveling sensor until it snapped loose.
That is what happens at my job, and the workers think its funny to get a break watching the repair man bumble around trying to find the issue...i thought the same thing as soon as i saw it. is too bad people destroy things but i see it every day and have to fix the stuff.
Always interesting to watch your videos thanks for your time Bill N LINY
Yeeeeaaah... NOPE!
I'm good working with forward, backward, left, and right problems with mechanical noises like those, thank you!
Wasn't this unit the same one starter, then ignition problems months ago?
Those things scare the crap out of me, LOL! Especially with herky-jerky hydraulics that bounce you all over the place, HAHAHA!
Is JLG affiliated with GM? Sure looks that way with those screws they used there! Looked like a fairly easy fix. Sweet!👍🍻
Nice !
Another NPR fix...PHAD continues to be no.1 parts house "persona non grata" 😎👍
Try 3M VMB (industrial strength) double sticky back tape/adhesive .. stick the top of the round part to the underside of top of the metal box ...
I think good ole Russian ingenuity will solve that problem. I have seen you use it before Ivan. It serves you well. Can’t wait to see the fix for those broken screws.😷🤔
Shouldn't there be rubber spacers between the board and the metal box for the sensor and not just straight plastic posts?
Pine Hoillow Auto and Scissor Lift Diagnostics 😁😁
Roll call: Present!
To fix the board with the striped screws . JB WELD, cable ties, or duct tape.
Nope - must be fake - the lift is not hard up against the side of a building and the ground is not 6" of wet clay! This is not an Ivan lift repair video :D
1 minute in. My guess is a level sensor. We will see!
Q: How do you work on or replace the sensors that are under the scissor mechanism safely? Crawl in there when it is parked all the way down or is there some way to lock it in an elevated position?
It has a safety lock bar on it.
@@mechanic_marky Thanks the concise answer.
Not my line of work, just inquisitive how it would be done. Struck me it would be insane to get under the scissor with it just supported by the hydraulics.
No doubt there are mavericks who do exactly that and think they are heroes by getting the job done quickly. :(
You da man....
Ivan got a "rise" on this job!
If this was a construction site on the coastline of California then I would suspect that some of the crew knew that the surf was going to be up tomorrow and they needed an excuse to get out in the lineup. Maybe some similar reason for this to happen out where Ivan lives. A lot of these equipment problems look like purposeful sabotage.
9:16 -- 3 lousy screws. JGL has opened a new factory in -- Guess where? -- Tianjin, China !!
the way that thing bounces its no wonder they broke
@@richardcranium5839 probably the last tech monkeying with it and broke them or someone on the job sight, "jim-bo I thunk that there tilt thing-a-ma-bob is wrongs"
@@richardcranium5839 with this model water runs of the hood right on the lower control panel, its a common problem
Don't worry Joe biden will save us with his buy American campaign not!!!!😲
Use zipties, Ivan. Zipties solve everything.
couple of hose clamps on the down rods with zip-ties clamped on, then out around the whole sensor as temporary fix, until you decide to remove the circuit boards, then drill and possible retap
Useful to be pitched torwards building and not perfectly leval
Hi, is IT the tilt sensor the problem?
Hit enter twice!!! Gives you fault codes history last 25 codes!
Hi bro,Genie S80 model 2015 problem of steering, when using the flat ground switch , when i drive forward/reverse with steering on the same time, the steering not responding. What could be the problem.
Sounds like something like a limit switch fail .. or the effect of ...
hi friend can you help me to calibrate "ums" on a JLG 800
Wow Ivan you didn't have something in your car to fix that tilt sensor. I'm shocked as you "always" have a workaround to fix most anything. As far as I'm concerned you're the Russian MacGyver ;-)
Those screws have probably been tampered with as quite often the tilt sensors are deactivated by users because " the alarm and cut offs kept going off all the time" - why? because they are using it outside the design parameters and so frig the switches.
Usually when you have little problems on a construction site the workers do it so they can sit around.
Sir is this available in the Philippines
That sensor in the control box looks like a pain, you can't drill the posts out to put new screws through the the holes, as water would get in and drownd the sensor :-(
I make & service scissor lifts for planes,they must have the stabilizers down before they can go up to far. 1 signal Missing and you are Not going Anywhere!
Third
I have two of those Jlg 3394 for sale.
Clean.
One Diesil one gas .
Both have outrigger Jacks to level.
Also have a JLG 2008 s60 with Jib and CAT motor clean .
If anyone needs.
All on Long island NY
Excellent channel .
Thanks
Are you going to leave it with 3 out of 4 fasteners broken on the leveling sensor and a pressure code? I see a call back in your future.
Just put the f ing lotion in the basket! @13:30
hi ivan I have a crank no start. On the ecm fuse I have 2.5v reading. it's that bad
a fuse should have 12V on it when it's live...
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnosticskey on I have. I checked both leads on fuse it shows 2.5v
voltage drop?
that mean bad ground or something
its ecm I dont know. i know when I check across the fuse you should not have any volts.
While pulling cable in new very tall warehouses, we would get the lifts together, extend them all the way up, and set up a race course, at 3 am. Nobody around, and warehouse totally empty, with clean floors. Great fun, they would tilt going around corners. Wondered if you were going to do a header off the top of platform, with all that junk on the floor. I think the employees were watching you and saying crap he got it working, breaks over. You do know NASA hires launch pad Techs, its where you should be. Maybe you just dont want to put your abilities to the test. People like yourself dont come around often. What your IQ 150/160. Dont 2nd guess yourself, go for the Gold. The rest of us will be racing lifts around at 3am, drinking beer and chasing tail.
tape
Rerun
Whiteout that scan tool it would be a nightmare
No bonus footage??? WTF
3m two sided automotive ?
Is this machine made by Chevy?
No parts required!
Needs Viagara?
Saftey wire the tilt sensor. Or drill the bolts out of the holes, or thread the outside of the bosses to except another fastener, or epoxy it back together. How does it get that way?... idiots run those things up curbs and bounce them around like they are bobcats...it's abuse and age.
Drive it to another place to test it out
Let's see Scotty handle this one, his BS won't do him any good here!
He would just say buy a Toyota 🤣
Is the audio/video out of sync for anyone else?
Is was on the last video he did. Just never know the cause of it.
Tilt .. insert coin ...
You didn't have a hot glue gun with you???
Just kidding... Nice job. You were up pretty high at one point. Probably rules, about 5 point harnesses, and safety, and all that.... I'm not saying... I'm just saying....
It looks like all the scissor joints need greased....
You repeatedly let yourself down in this video Ivan :(
You should be wearing that hard hat backwards-bad form.
HI
I WANT control jlg 2033E
Not first
Also not first
Neither first nor second
It can't get it up??? Yeah it happens to others all the time. :p
This thing would never, ever pass inspection in the Netherlands. It is junk. Unsafe. If the inspection would see this thing is some detail, the owner would get a hefty fine and if repeating, a jail sentence. Unbelievable what people have to put up with in construction in the US. Sorry to say. And to touch this thing without certificate or fall protection is just stupid.
It's a scissor lift not a Saturn V rocket. He's perfectly capable to work on it. Don't know what a Saturn V rocket is? Look it up. We take risks in America and the reward is great.
Crush up some cialis and/or viagra, mix it into the hydraulic fluid, if platform stays raised more than 4 hrs. seek medical help.